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Addressing the Asha, ANM (auxiliary nurse midwife) and anganwadi workers after the end of the programme, the Union minister said with the efforts of Modi, the country was changing and the image of a strong India was emerging before the world, a Delhi BJP statement said.

The Ayushman Bharat Yojna will be launched by the prime minister on September 23 from Jharkhand. It will benefit about 55 crore people of 10.74 crore families spread over 29 states of the country, the statement said.

In good news for lakhs of Asha and anganwadi workers, Modi announced a hike in their monthly honorarium from October.

The social health activists will not have to pay any premium for the insurance coverage and will get Rs 4 lakh in case of any untoward incident, the prime minister said during a video interaction with Asha, ANM and Anganwadi workers from across the country.

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